Passenger-car.



W. Voss. l PASSENGER UAR.

v APPLIOATIQN FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

Lm'ym Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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PASSENGER CAR.

APPLICATION HLBD AUG. 27, 1910.

1,045,47? Patented Nov. 26, 19m.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. Z7, 1910.

1,045,477., Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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W. Voss.

PASSENGER GAR. i

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1910. 1,045,477,

W. VOSS.

PASSENGER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. zv, 1910.

Patented NOV.26,1912.

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ATTORNEY NVE NTOR WITNESSES witnnfnnV vos's, oF wILMING'roN,

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DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR T AIVIJEIIELICAN'V CAR Y.AND

FOUNDRYEOMPA'NY, yOF-ST1 LOUIS,l MISSOURI, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PASSENGER-cnn.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nom-26, 1912.

Application filed August 27, 1910.. Serial -'N o. 579,323.

To all -whom it may conc-erw ldrawings, which Be it known that 1,-.WiLLiAM Voss, residmg'at'Wllmmgt'on, Delaware, and bemg .-totheexactdetails of construction shown and described, as it isobvious thatvarious modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.f

In said drawings: Figure l is a view in side elevation of a portion of acar embody- 4' is a similar cated by line 4 4 of enlarged Fig. 5

enlarged, detail, fragmentary, longitudinal,`

ing the features of the invention, parts be` ing broken away forincreasing the disclosure. Fig. la is a View complemental to Fig. 1,which, with Fig. 1, discloses approximately one-hal-f of a car.l Fig. 2is` a transverse, vertical section taken approximately on the planeindicated by line 2 2'of Fig. 1,

and looking in thefdirection ofthe arrow,` substantially one-half of thecar being broken away. Fig. 8 is an enlarged,detail, fragmentary,-vertical section taken on the plane indicatedby line 3 3 of Fig. la.Fig.

view taken on the-plane indi- Fig. la, but further is an enlarged,horizontal, detail,= fragmentary section taken on the` plane indicatedbyline 5 5 of Fig. 3, looking-downwardly. Fig. 6 is a similarview -takenon the plane indicated by line 6 6 'of Figa/1, looking .adetail,-perspective downwardly. Fig. 7 is two window sills and afragment of the sheathing interveningbetween windows,

the parts being seen detached. Fig. 8 is an horizontal section,takenapproximately on 'the plane indicated by line 8 8 of Fig. 1.

z Fig. is an enlarged, detail, fragmentary elevatlon of one of the uppercorners of one -Y spectively on the -pla-ne indicated by line fofthe-door frames viewed from Within the car. Figs. l0 and 1l are sectionstaken' reand the plane indicated byv line 1l 1l of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is anenlarged, deta1l,-fragmentary vertical section taken `Arect-edhorizontal ne'cteol view of a fragmentfof.

on the plane indicated by line 12 12 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by numerals,

1, 1 indicate' the side connecting members of theunderframe, shown:ln-'detail in-my companion application-on improvements in underframesfor cars filed even date herewith, each of said side connecting memberscomprising an angle having a'vertical, upstanding leg or flange and aninwardly diiange. I Rising vertically from-each member l are pairs ofside'posts 2, 2, each post `comprising a Z-section having its lower endcrimped inwardly yforaccommodating the vertical flange of the respectivemember l, the outer flange of `eachppost- 2 being riveted' to thevertical ange of the respective member 1. The crimp of the lower end ofeach post 2 providesan offset which allows the portion of theouterflange of eachfpost 2 above member l to extend with itso-uter face sub--stantially flush with the outer'face Yof the vertical flange of therespect-ive member 1.

-A pair of posts 2 is arranged between each two ofthe severalwindowopenings, and

near the .ends of the-car a post 2 similar to one of the .the window`openmg. Each ofthe posts 2 posts 2 isV arranged at the edge of and 2`extends,upwardly to the side plate 3, wh-.ichplate is preferably ofangle section having' its vvertical leg depending-and its horizontal legextendinginwardly. u The outer flangeof each post 2 and 2 1s riveted toIthe inner surface of the depending leg or Hange of plate 3.

. At Yvarious points spaced along the length of the car opposite sets ofposts 2 are conby main carlines, pair of angles 4, 4 with an interposed4chan- .nel 5. Y Each angle 4 comprises a continuous -=bar extendingfromV side plate to side plate and-being bent lto form lower and upper'deck sections, the ends of the several angles 4 being connected, asbest shown in Fig; 3

by splice plates 6 to T-rails 7, said T rails extending alo-ng andwithin therespective sideof the car and being fixed to the upper fendsofthe posts 2. IEach channel 5 1s made up of sections, a section 5aconstituting the lower deck portion of the carline and havmg its lowerend xed by a bracket plate 8 to the horizontal flange or leg of therespective side n' plate 3. Each section 5 is bent at the inner eachcomprising a edge of the lower deck to an upstanding portion 5b whichextends upwardly to and is connected by "a bracket plate 9 to the' webof the upper deck section 5 at a point 5 spaced inwardly from therespect-ive end of section 5, thus leaving 'overhanging end portions ofeach section 5. lEach of the main carlines comprised of members `4 and 5is incased by plates`4'f,` 4b and 'plate 4C. Each lower deck is alsosustained by short carline sections 17'1 spaced alongthe car atintervals intermediate the .main carlines.

Roof plate 10 coverssections 5 and overhangs the ends thereof, beingformed with down-turned flanges. 10a.A At each side of the upper deckand extending longitudinallythereof, is the screen plate 11 having .itslower edge portion secured by bolts 12 to the lower edge portion ofventilator window` plate 13, which also extends longitudinally at eachside of the upperdecku The upper edge portions of each of plates 11 and13 -extend between the ends of carline s'ections5c parts. Plate 13 ispreferably formed with a horizontal portion near its upper edge so thatthe main body of the plate is set -inwardly from plate 11 and the loweredge portion of plate 13 is bent in conformity to the shape of the lowerdeck, lapping and being fixed to the lower deck roof plate 17. Windowframes 18 are disposed in suitable openings in plate 13 at intervalsalong the length of the car and riveted to said plate, 4each frame 1Sret-aining'a window sash 19.

The lower deck roof plate 17 depends below the lower ends of carlines 5'outside the respective side plate 3, and thev facia plate or letterboard 20 has its upper portion extendmg along and in contact withthedependingv flange of ,the respective plate 3, the facia plate 20extending downwardly to the window openings and being connected adjacentits lower edge to window frame bars 33, fillers 21 being interposedbetween the lower edge portion of plate 20 and the bars, said bars beingxed to the outer flanges of posts l 2, A l `Ofitudinal strip or plate'22is interposed between plate 20 and the roof plate 17, and said plates 20and 22 are connected to plate 3 and plate 17 by through rivets. Theplate 22 preferably assumes the form of a long1tudinal strip having itslower portion bent outwardly for forming a water table 23.

A sheathing plate 24 is fixed to the up- -standing flange of member 1,and is of a width causing it to extend upwardly to the to extend fromend to end of the car, said platebeing fixed to the vouter flanges ofthe posts 2 and 2. A window sill plate 25 preferably extends fromend ltoend of the car,

sions bent inwardly across the edge of the plate 24 for the width of theside posts, said extensions being inclined and to form the window sillsproper.

A belt rail 26 extends from end to end o f each side of the car andrests fiat against the posts 2 and 2 by through rivets engaging theouter flanges ofl said posts. Between each two adjacent Window openings,each plate 25 is` formed with an upstanding longitudinal -lange 27 andtransverse flanges 28, -28 rising from the ,inclined portion of thelplate, sai-d flanges being snugly inclosed in each instance by thelower end of a channelshaped piercover plate 29, there being oneplate'29 between each two adjacent window openings, the web 'of .theplate extending across the space between the posts 2 of a given set andbeing. riveted to the outer vflanges of said posts, and the inturnedflanges of the respective plate 29 extend the posts 2 and carryingpreferably resilient engage the outer surfaceof the lower sash 31 of therespective windows. Each of the window openings is filled by a lowersash 3 1 which is vertically slidable and retained by inner stops 32,and an upper rigidly mounted sash 33 which extendsl longitudinally fromthe web of one post 2 to the web of the post its upper inner portion foraccommodating the rigidly mounted sash 33. .Each stop 32 and the inneredges of the, posts 2 of each set are inclosed by a channel-shapedVplate -34, having its flanges extending outwardly are interposed betweenthe stops and the webs of osts 2. A

Exten ing longitudinally of the car at each side and xed to the innerflanges of the posts 2 is an angle 36 upon which rests the supplementalfloor plate 37, a similar 2 above angle 36- for sustaining the maincorrugated floor plate 40, which latter plate sustains the concretefloor 41. An insulating medium 42 is preferably disposed as a fillerbetween plates 37 and 40. 'An inner lining plate 43 is fixed to theinner flanges window openings, and of'a sufficient length said platelapping the upper edge portion of. the plate 24 and, at the point ofeach of they window openings, being formed with extenl.

being shaped .depending portion of the respective windowA sill plate 25,said belt rail being fixed to thev weather strips 30, 3() adaptedinoperation to at the opposite side of the window opening,l the flange ofeach plate29 being cut away at between the inner portions of therespective stops 32 and filler blocks 35, which blocks angle 38 beingfixed at each side to the postsv ing past the edges of the out-ei'flanges of is provided'with the usual curtain guide 32,l l

, length of the car, the

of posts 2 below the window openings and extends longitudinallythroughout the upper edge portion of each plate 43 being connected byangle sections 44` to the inner edge portions of the inwardly extendingsections, or window sills proper, of the respective plate 25. A sillboxing or plate 45 incloses the inner edge of the sill proper and 'isformed with the usual outwardly facing vertical shoulder for receiving'the lower edge of sash 31, the inner edge portion of plate 45 beingturned downwardly, lapping and being fixed to the upper edge portion ofplate 43. l

Each side connect-ing member 1 is connected at each end by a bracket`plate 46 with the respective end sill 47 of the underframe, and acorner plate 48 rises from the bracket and extends upwardly to the loweredge of the lower deck, the lower end of plate 48 being formed with adepending intermediateportion left by the cutting awayT of edgeportions, the said depending intermediate portion lapping a portion ofbracket 46 and being riveted thereto. A plate 49 is arranged at eachcorner engaging post 2 at one edgeand having its other edge engagingplate 48; the edge engaging the post 2" is similar in formation andarrangement to the corresponding edge of any one of the plates 29previously described.- A corner coverplate 50 incloses the plate 48 andthe outer edge of the respective plate 49 and also incloses the outeredge of the end sheathing 51 and the end of the side sheathing 24. Acarline 52 is arranged at each end of the car and extends from sideplate to side plate and is formed similarly to each carline member 4,eachcarline 52 being spaced inwardly from the end of the car. A carline53 is arranged adjacent each end ofthe car and corresponds in generaloutline to vthe carline members l5 but is formed with the lower decirsections 5a 'extending` directly across the car from one of the plates 3tothe other. The upstanding portion 5b is, in this instance, a separatemember and is secured to the upper face of the member 5a by suitablebrackets as 5d. The opposite ends ofthe carline engage the plates 3immediately above the corner plates 48, and the plates 3 extend beyondthe corner plates 48 and are riveted to the ends of the hood plate 54.Thefacia plate 20 is also extended to and about and fixed to the hoodplate 54. Upper and lower deck hood arlines 55 and 56 extend fromcarline 53 to hood plate 54, `and of course are covered by -a roof platenot illustrated. 4

Inth'e car struct-ure herein illustrated the end of the. car is formedwith a doorway, the end wall being provided between the doorway and eachside with end posts 57, 58 and 59', each comprising a channel extendingfrom the end sill 47 up to the lower I its inner flange deck Sectio-nsof the end, carline. AThe end sill 47 comprises a channel having its webdisposed vertically and its flanges extending inwardly and severed orcutaway for accommodating-the posts 57, 58 and ,59, a bottom cover plate61 being arranged beneat-h and fixed to the lowerflange of the end sill47 upon which bottom cover plate the ends of the posts 57, 58 and 59rest. Plate 61 preferably has its outer end fixed to the horizontalflange of member 1 and its inner. end bent into a depending portionfixed to the web of an I-beam center sill 62, of which there arepreferably two. An end gusset plate 63 rest-s uponand isfixed to theupper flange of end sill 47, the end posts 57, 58 and 59 extendingthrough said gusset plate 63 and being fixed thereto and to the upperflange of end sill 47 by brackets 64, 64.

Between the posts 57 is arranged the doorcasing seen in Fig. 2, and indetail in Figs. 9, 10 and l1, and comprising uprights or posts 65connected by lintel 66 to which and to the posts 65 is fixed the jamb67, said uprights and lintel .being preferably covered by a particularplate 68." Each of the' posts 65 and the lintel 66 is preferably formedof an angle plate having itsangle opening outwardly and toward thedoor-- way, and each of the flanges or legs. of. the angle having itsVouter formed with a right angularly disposed flange 65a. ber 65 snuglyreceives the jamb 67, which is' preferably of wood, and is bolted to theadjacent flange of the member 65. The horizontal portion of the jamb issimilarly connected to the lintel 66. The outer flange 65a of eachmember 65 and of lintel 66 is riveted tothe end wall of the car and tothe outer edge portion of the corner cover plate 68.V The outstandingleg of each vpost or member 65 is fixed to plate 63 and to the upperflanges of the respective I-beam platform extension sill 70. The upperend of each of said posts 65 is fixed by an angle bracket 71 to theoutstanding leg of lintel 66 and toan angle bracket 72 by 'throughrivets, the bracket 72 being in turn fixed to the web of the adjacentpost 57. Each post or member 65 has 65a fixed by an angle bracket 73 tothe corresponding flange of the lintel 66.

What I claim is 1. In a car, the combination with a side connectingmember, of Z-section side posts arranged in pairs and xed to andextending up from said side connecting member, a side plate connectingsaid posts, the several pairs of posts being spaced for forming windowopenings, an .exterior channel plate inclosing the outer portion of eachpair of side posts, and an interior portion bent or One of the legs ofeach inem' 69 by an angle bracket channel plate inclosing the inneredges, of each pair of posts. y

'2. In a car, the combination of side posts, each compr1s1ng avZ'sect1on, 'an exterior channel plate engaging and inclosing theilang'e of each of two of the side posts, and

an interior lchannel plate for each two of the -posts inclosing theinner 'edges and flanges thereof. 1o'

the combination of side posts,

v3. Ina ca r, each comprismg a Z-section arranged with its web disposedtransversely'rof the car, the inner fiange of each post being directedto- 'ward the other post andthe outer flanges outstanding longitudinallyof the car, and

v an interior plate inclosing the'inner flanges of the post-. Y

4. In a car, side posts, each comprising a Z-section, an -exteriorchannel' plate inclosing the outer portions of the posts, an inte?respective contiguous channel plate.

'5. In a car, side posts, each comprising a .Z-section, an exteriorchannel plate inclosi ing the outer` portions of the posts, an inte-'rior channel plate inclosing the inner por-- tions of the posts,iillers between the ianges of'one of said channel plates and the posts,

, and sash stops engaging said llers land the respective 'contiguouschannel plate, the

flanges of the other channel plate being formed with-sash stops.

6. In a car, the combination with pairs'of side posits,J spaced forproviding window openings between' each two pairs, al'bar' `oon- -lovvthe window opening, a

. Window y stop,

4spaced therefrom,

necting the post of one pair with the adjacent post of the next. pairacross the upper end of the Iwindow opening, a sill plate extendinglongitudinally of the. car across the planes of a plurality of windowopen'- ings and having window sill portions extending from-the plateacross the-'space b'echannel plate inclosihg the outer portions of theposts of each pair, a fixedl sash extending across thel upper portion ofthe window opening from post to post and let into the flanges of therespective channel plates, Ieach of said flanges being provided with anexterior an interior window stop and a movable sash slidingly disposedbetween said stops out v of the planesof .the fixed sash.

7 In a car, the combination of side posts,

each comprising a zfsection, an interior channel plate for two of theposts inclosing the inner-'edges thereof, filler blocks inter? mediatethe inner edges thereof and the interior channel plate.

8. In a car,'the combination ofside posts, each comprising a Z-section,an interior channel plate for two ofthe osts inclosing theinturnedflanges ofthe section,`iller blocks between the channel flangesand Z- shaped section webs and within the outturned ianges oftheZ-section side posts.

V In Witness whereof I havehereunto set 701 my handin the presence oftwo witnesses.

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